Breguet was able to start the company because he married the daughter of an affluent french aristocrat. Headquartered in labbaye, switzerland, breguet is one of the oldest surviving watchmaking brands and a pioneer of numerous watchmaking technologies such as the tourbillon, which was invented by abraham breguet. Pocket post 1900, hugueninbreguet, 14k gold minute. A jules huguenin hunters case 18k gold pocket watch, category. Breguet watches tradition, marine, type xxi and more. Breguet watches are easily recognized for their coinedge cases and blue hands.
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Swiss export houses, in particular the firms of grandjean, tissot, huguenin. Went to berlin in 1765 as director of the royal clock factory at berlin. Discover breguets timepieces and see how the firm has made every effort to extend the scientific boundaries of time measurement in order to make mechanical movements ever more precise. This illinois hunter case pocket watch was special for a railroad company. Art and innovation in watchmaking explores the history of the watch and clock maker breguet. Around 1820 french watchmaker abraham breguet invented a reliable. London jewelers is unsurpassed as long islands premier jeweler, carrying brand name designer collections, oneof a kind hand crafted jewelry pieces, certified diamonds of all colors, quality, cut and clarity and vintage and estate jewelry. See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Breguet turned to the classical rules of proportion and order.
Since 1999, it has been a subsidiary of the swiss swatch group. Silvered gold dial, hand engraved on a rose engine. Leopold huguenin locle heavy 18k gold pocket watch dec 12. After breguet had acquired the financial means, he used his connections made with people he met during his apprenticeship as a watchmaker. Hugueninbreguet minute repeating pocket watch sep 05, 2012. There are a total of 12 breguet company chronological aircraft list product entries in the military factory. Any info about huguenin pocket watches would be much appreciated. As in all precious objects, it is the sum of detail that gives a watch its particular presence. On chrono24 you can compare prices for 3,785 breguet watches and find the price for a breguet or buy a breguet. Breguet is a luxury watch, clock and jewelry manufacturer founded by abrahamlouis breguet in paris, france in 1775. Abrahamlouis breguet 10 january 1747 17 september 1823, born in neuchatel, then a prussian principality, was a horologist who made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking in france. The companys cuttingedge innovations transformed the nature of personal timekeeping, and the exhibition will include displays describing the technology that earned abrahamlouis breguet his sobriquet as the father of modern horology. The unique breguet style includes the breguet hands, engineturned dials, the breguet numerals, the secret signature to.
Old fashioned antique pocket watch digital image download printable graphic vintage clip art for transfers iron on prints etc no. A very viable alternative in this case is the estate watch market a haven for watch lovers who want to have a gorgeous mechanical watch for their very own but at an affordable rate. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For example, lockheed and lockheed martin are considered two separate listings in the military factory database. Breguets 21 week project was built out and completed, including custom work, custom finishes and fittings ahead of schedule and in half the time allotted for the project. As a result, it became a limited company in 1934 and in the years that followed, huguenin freres et cie sa enjoyed considerable growth in the fields of watch cases and medals. Breguet classique is a 200yearold pocket watch for.
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Antique pocket watch collecting for fun and profit. Among his inventions are the chronograph, the selfwinding movement, and the perpetual calendar. Breguet 17471823 by salomons, david, sir, 18511925. Montres breguet was founded by abraham louis breguet, a watch making genius who was responsible for more innovations than any other swiss watchmaker. Breguet was founded in 1775 by abrahamlouis breguet, a swiss watchmaker born to huguenot parents in neuchatel. Jules huguenin pocket watch connundrum nawcc forums. Breguet type xx aeronavale automatic chronograph black dial. Abrahamlouis breguet was one of the most prolific watchmaking geniuses of his time. Pronunciation of breguet with 3 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 5 translations, 1 sentence and more for breguet. Jeff, the only mention of huguenin breuguet in pritchard follows william scolnik offered for sale in 1980 a minute repeater in a gold hunter case, signed huguenin breguet, 40mm jeweled lever sw,ss in a 14k hunting case,double sunk enamel dial, from ca 1908. A 14k gold open faced mens minute repeating 16 jewel pocket watch with a swiss made movement by wittnauer, 9594 with matching case numbers. Leopold huguenin locle heavy 18k gold pocket watch dec. The brand breguet is one of the undisputed top brands in the highestpriced segment of the watch market.
There he developed creations such as the first automatic pocket watch and the no. In 1868, the young engraver fritz huguenin and his brother guillocheur albert set. There is little info on the watch and i am having difficulty finding anything about this watchmaker online. Breguet is known and loved for its sumptuous craftsmanship and extraordinary tourbillon movements, a reputation it has built since being founded by famed master watchmaker abrahamlouis breguet. The origins of selfwinding watches horology the index. Breguet watches, one of the first watch companies ever founded, was established in 1775. History of huguenin watches vintage watches for sale. Huguenin 1949, jaquet probably only advised on breguet and wristwatches.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A brand with a deep history and reputation for incredible technological innovation, breguet is one of the most sought after brands in the world of exceptional watchmaking. Hugueninbreguet, 14k gold minute repeater, circa 1910. A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. I am looking into purchasing huguenin pocket watch. Shop all ladies breguet watches at, huge selection of authentic breguet at low prices. During his life, breguet designed timepieces for elite members of the military, financial.
Rastatt in 1778 as clockmaker to the markgrave of baden. There are many types of repeater, from the simple repeater which merely strikes the number of hours, to the minute repeater which chimes the time down to the minute, using separate tones for hours, quarter hours, and. A 14k gold minute repeating chronograph openface lever pocket watch signed huguenin breguet, circa 1910 with nickelfinished lever movement, bimetallic compensation balance, white enamel dial with arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, plain case with engraved initials to the back cover, repeat slide in the band, dial and movement signed, case and movement similarly numbered. Breguet type xx aeronavale automatic chronograph black. But his crowning achievement was the creation of the tourbillon arguably the most difficult. Breguet was founded in 1775 by abrahamlouis breguet. The 45 mm case, with matching numbers, is also stamped wittnauer and 14k having a slide repeat repeating the hours, quarters and minutes on two gongs. Publication date 1921 topics breguet, abram louis, 17471823, clocks and watches france history.
Since the firm was founded by abraham breguet in the late 18th century, its had, to put it mildly, its ups and downs but it has also for many years produced some of the most beautifully designed watches anywhere in the. Breguet s classique reference 77 mimics the unmistakable design of the maisons no. A 14k gold open faced mens minute repeating 16 jewel pocket watch with a swiss made movement by wittnauer, 9594 w. Breguet has in recent years become increasingly active in telling its own story, and for watch enthusiasts, its a really unique story and one well worth knowing. Hugueninbreguet 14k gold minute repeater, circa 1900. In his lifetime he was considered the leading watchmaker of his day, and he built up a clientele that included many leading public figures and members of the european nobility.
A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that chimes the hours and often. Breguet classique 5930bb12986 white gold watch worlds best. Preowned and used breguet watches crown and caliber. He was born in 1747 in the swiss town of neuenburg and later founded his workshop in paris in 1775. Remontoir pocket watch i inherited this remontoir pocket watch when my pop passed away and i would really like to know a little bit more about it, such as the maker, what year it was made in, if it has any value, although i am not looking to sell it but would like to know just out of curiosity. A jules huguenin hunters case 18k gold pocket watch, 02. Breguet watches are among the elite in the watchmaking world. Breguet watches all prices for breguet watches on chrono24. Paul jeannot, 18k yellow gold hunter case pocket watch. Initially the focus was on the finishing of foreign ebauche movements, but soon followed the production of pocket watches with his own movement, oriented at. Prices for breguet watches buy a breguet watch at a bargain. Unmistakable signs to create the style that time cannot age, a. Click below for a video of a breguet overcoil hairspring in action. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
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